White House Announces $200M Grant for K-12 STEM Education Funding
The Department of Education is committing at least $200 million in grant funding beginning at the start of FY 2018 to back K-12 training in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), “particularly among historically underserved groups,” President…
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Donald Trump’s administration said Monday. The DOE funds will bolster private-sector contributions that will be announced later this week, an administration official said during a conference call with reporters. The White House noted concerns about a lack of access to tech education, with estimates showing fewer than half of U.S. high schools offer computer programming and lower participation in STEM subjects in rural communities and among women and minorities. The Internet Association believes the White House’s commitment, “in concert with other efforts, will expand computer science education pipeline for underserved groups, helping to fix these inequities and boost our economy,” said President Michael Beckerman in a statement.